He said those impacted included long-time Harris County Judge Ed Emmett.

"Straight-ticket voting was unprecedented in Harris County. More than 75 percent of Harris County voters used the straight-ticket option. And when Democrats had an 11-point advantage over Republicans, 55 to 44 percent, that made it virtually impossible for most down-ballot Republicans to win," Jones said.

Texas is one of only eight states with straight-ticket voting. He said the change in Texas, in two years, will make each candidate stand on their own.

"One advantage is that voters will be forced to actually look at the candidates and not vote based on partisanship like the majority have up to this date," Jones said.